SEMICON Europa to Provide Access and Opportunity into €100 Billion European Semiconductor Strategy

DRESDEN,
Germany — 1 July 2013 — Leading policy makers, consortia leaders, and
buyer/specifiers from leading semiconductor, MEMS and other microelectronics
industries will convene at SEMICON Europa on October 8-10 in Dresden, Germany
to plan next steps in Europe’s ambitious new €100 billion semiconductor
manufacturing strategy. Implementation has already started, with European
Commission announcing last month the launch of five major projects to boost
European microelectronics manufacturing competitiveness involving over €700
million in European Commission, Member State and industry funding. This was the
beginning of a wave of investment to be launched in the coming months to years
to regain market share for manufacturing in Europe. According to the SEMI
Worldwide Fab Forecast, semiconductor equipment spending will double in Europe
next year, from US$ 2.4 billion to over $5 billion in 2014. SEMICON
Europa will serve as next step in information, engagement and opportunity for
this major investment in long-term manufacturing competiveness in Europe.

SEMICON Europa 2013 will devote programs led
by industry experts on each of the major projects, including 450mm wafer
processing, power electronics, MEMS, and FDSOI.
The SEMICON Europa Executive Summit will provide attendees insights into
EU investment priorities and program participation.

Over 40 programs with speakers from nearly 40
leading European fabs will provide the latest trends, technologies, and
processes in advanced semiconductor manufacturing, including test, advanced
packaging and 3D-IC, lithography, metrology and more. SEMICON Europa will feature the 17th
annual Fab Manager Forum, the leading
information and networking platform for advanced semiconductor manufacturing
and again will co-locate with the 2013 Plastics Electronics Conference
and Exposition,
Europe’s premier event focusing on the latest developments in printed, organic
and large area electronics.

“The European Commission’s aggressive support
of the microelectronics industry represents a major turning point for the
region and a new level of business opportunity for suppliers,” said Heinz
Kundert, president of SEMI Europe.
“Nearly $6 billion in equipment and materials will be spent this year
alone by the European semiconductor industry, and with these announcements,
this will significantly increase in 2014 and 2015.

“SEMICON Europa will be the hot spot to figure
out how to become part of the €10 billion EU funded programs; €100 billion
private funding and 20 percent share of world chip manufacturing by 2020.”

SEMICON Europa is the annual premier event
for the global microelectronics industry in Europe. The event covers the
display of new products and technologies for microelectronics design and
manufacturing, and features technologies from across the microelectronics
supply chain, from electronic design automation, to device fabrication (wafer
processing), to final manufacturing (assembly, packaging, and test). SEMICON
Europa also features emerging markets and technologies, including micro-electromechanical
systems (MEMS), flexible electronics and displays, nano-electronics, solid
state lighting (LEDs), and related technologies. For more information on
SEMICON Europa, please visit: www.semiconeuropa.org

About
SEMI

SEMI is the global industry association
serving the nano- and microelectronic manufacturing supply chains. SEMI member
companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter, faster and more economical
products that improve our lives. Since 1970, SEMI has been committed to helping
members grow more profitably, create new markets and meet common industry
challenges. SEMI maintains offices in Bangalore, Beijing, Berlin, Brussels,
Grenoble, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo, and
Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.semi.org.